Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 3.5 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
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Tajikistan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$23.96
£18.55
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$2.15
£1.67
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$1.72
£1.33
|
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pay 99.7% more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$3.06
£2.37
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$5.87
£4.54
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$3.48
£2.69
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$1.03
£0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$1.00
£0.77
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$1.67
£1.30
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.51
£0.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.82
£0.63
|
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pay 4.5 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$7.63
£5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$40.36
£31.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$16.65
£12.89
|
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pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$938.03
£726.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
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pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$4.79
£3.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$4.18
£3.23
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$43.72
£33.84
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$11.35
£8.79
|
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pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$68.53
£53.04
|
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